After a wrapping up sell-out UK and US tours, IDLES have confirmed a 2019 world tour, headlining their biggest venues yet. The run will include two London headliners at The Electric Ballroom and their first ever run of dates in Australia. Tickets go on public sale this Friday, Nov 9th at 10 am local time, with tickets available at www.idlesband.com, full routing below.
IDLES’ new record ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’ debuted at no.5 in the UK charts, breaking Rough Trade’s all-time record for most pre-orders and sales in day. It is currently the no.1 best-reviewed record of 2018 (average rating of 88 across 25 reviews) at Album Of The Year and in the Top 10 on Metacritic. The band saw not only singles but the album itself A-listed at 6 Music and earned major features, amongst others, with the likes of Q, Mojo, The Guardian and covers with DIY, Loud & Quiet, So Young and NME. They’ve arrived internationally too with only last week NPR Music declaring “I am an IDLES addict. It’s like mainlining an uplifting and unifying assault on nationalism, racism, intolerance, and class inequality.”
The band won Best Breakthrough at the Q Awards last month following their Jools Holland debut which NME called “history in the making…incomparably brilliant,” likening it to Arctic Monkeys and Kanye West’s first appearances on the show. Watch here. La Blogothèque also just filmed the band performing a couple ‘Joy’ standouts, watch them do stripped down versions of “I’m Scum” and “Gram Rock”.
IDLES 2018/2019 World Tour (new dates in bold)
06 Nov 2018 / NL / Groningen / VERA
08 Nov 2018 / DK / Copenhagen / Loppen
09 Nov 2018 / DE / Hamburg / Knust
10 Nov 2018 / DE / Leipzig / UT Connewitz
11 Nov 2018 / DE / Berlin / SO36
13 Nov 2018 / CZ / Prague / Futurum
14 Nov 2018 / AT / Vienna / Flex Cafe
16 Nov 2018 / DE / Munich / Ampere
17 Nov 2018 / CH / St Gallen / Palace
18 Nov 2018 / CH / Dudingen / Bad Bonn
19 Nov 2018 / CH / Zurich / Mascotte
20 Nov 2018 / CH Lausanne / Les Docks
22 Nov 2018 / IT / Milan / Circolo Magnolia
23 Nov 2018 / FR / Lyon / Epicerie Moderne
24 Nov 2018 / FR / Bordeaux / Rock School Barbey
26 Nov 2018 / PT / Porto / Hard Club
27 Nov 2018 / PT / Lisbon / Lisboa Ao Vivo
29 Nov 2018 / ES / Madrid / Sala El Sol
30 Nov 2018 / ES / Barcelona / Razzmatazz
03 Dec 2018 / FR / Paris / Le Bataclan
21 Jan 2019 / NZ / Auckland / Tuning Fork
22 Jan 2019 / NZ / Wellington / Meow
24 Jan 2019 / AU / Melbourne / Corner Hotel (SOLD OUT)
25 Jan 2019 / AU / Melbourne / The Croxton Bandroom
26 Jan 2019 / AU / Brisbane / The Brightside
28 Jan 2019 / AU / Sydney / Oxford Art Factory (SOLD OUT)
29 Jan 2019 / AU / Sydney / The Lansdowne
26 Mar 2019 / UK / Sheffield / The Leadmill-
27 Mar 2019 / UK / Cardiff / Tramshed-
28 Mar 2019 / UK / Norwich / The Nick Rayns LCR, UEA-
29 Mar 2019 / UK / Brighton / Brighton Dome Concert Hall-
01 Apr 2019 / UK / Belfast / Empire Music Hall-
02 Apr 2019 / IE / Dublin / Vicar Street-
03 Apr 2019 / UK / Manchester / Albert Hall-
04 Apr 2019 / UK / London / Electric Ballroom-
05 Apr 2019 / UK / London / Electric Ballroom-
08 Apr 2019 / FR / Reims / La Cartonnerie+
09 Apr 2019 / BE / Antwerp / TRIX+
10 Apr 2019 / NL / Utrecht / De Helling+
11 Apr 2019 / NL / Nijmegen / Doornroosje+
12 Apr 2019 / LU / Luxembourg / Rotondes+
13 Apr 2019 / DE / Schorndorf / Manufaktur+
15 Apr 2019 / DE / Cologne / Gloria Theatre+
16 Apr 2019 / DE / Bielefeld / Forum+
17 Apr 2019 / DE / Erlangen / E-Werk+
18 Apr 2019 / FR / Nancy / L’Autre Canal+
20 Apr 2019 / FR / Rouen / Le 106+
05 May 2019 / Raleigh, NC / Kings Barcade*
06 May 2019 / Richmond, VA / Strange Matter*
08 May 2019 / Albany, NY / The Hollow*
10 May 2019 / Brooklyn, NY / Brooklyn Steel*
11 May 2019 / Washington, DC / Rock & Roll Hotel*
12 May 2019 / Washington, DC / Rock & Roll Hotel*
14 May 2019 / Cleveland, OH / Beachland Ballroom*
16 May 2019 / Kansas City, MO / recordBar*
17 May 2019 / Dallas, TX / The Curtain Club*
18 May 2019 / Austin, TX / Barracuda*
20 May 2019 / Phoenix, AZ / Valley Bar*
21 May 2019 / San Diego, CA / Belly Up*
22 May 2019 / Los Angeles, CA / The Fonda*
25 May 2019 / San Francisco, CA / Great American Music Hall*
27 May 2019 / Portland, OR / Wonder Ballroom*
*w/ Fontaines D.C.
+w/ LIFE
-w/ Crows
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